Foggy Park Viewpoint–Mine Road, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,815 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Foggy Park Viewpoint–Mine Road, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Drake, CO. The route reaches Foggy Park Viewpoint. It climbs 1,815 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,445 – 9,400 ft · steepest grade: 29%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.47500, -105.37006
Nearest town Drake, CO

Directions

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Foggy Park Viewpoint–Mine Road, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,815 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 8,446–9,400 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.47500, -105.37006

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 53° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Foggy Park Road, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftReach Foggy Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mine Road, heading W.
  6. 1 miSharp left onto FDR 153G, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Storm Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Foggy Park Road, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 77°F53°
Precip6%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 75°58°
Sun 74°52° 22%
Mon 76°56° 18%
Tue 75°51° 25%
Wed 73°49° 31%
Thu 80°54° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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